Cultivar
B. ‘Danna Irene’
Identity
- Genus
- Begonia
- Name
- B. ‘Danna Irene’
- Originator
- Goldie Frost
- Date of Origin
- 1981
- Publication Date
- 1986
- Place
- Garden Grove, Ca.
- Country
- USA
- Region
- America
- Plant Type
- Shrub-like
- Female Parent
- B. ‘Alice G.’
- Male Parent
- B. carrieae
- ABS No
- 910
- Publication Reference
- ABS;B86 ad162
- Article References
- The Begonian (53) Nov. 1986, p. 162-3
Plant
- Description
- Begonia 'Danna Irene' No. 910-Begonia 'Alice G: x carrieae 'Danna Irene' Rhizomatous with dark green leaves and pink flowers. Shallowly lobed, 16" x 14" leaf blades with serrate, slightly ruffled margins have heavy texture, very short hairs, and 7 lighter green main veins. Petioles about 15" long are covered with close-set scales; stipules fall off. Pink 2-tepaled male and 4 tepaled female flowers measure 1" x 1" in large open clusters on 30" peduncles February into May. Originated in 1981 by Goldie Frost (address above); first bloomed in 1982; first distributed in 1982. Tested by Dan Stocks, Costa Mesa, CA. Name published in Mildred L. Thompson, Begonias: 1984 Update, p. 13. Registered Aug. 9,1986.
Lineage
Parents
Ancestry tree
Descendants
No recorded descendants.
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